Title
A Review Of Military Predeployment Stress Tolerance Training
Abstract
Stress-induced psychological disorders and related attrition are major concerns for the U.S. Mili-tary. In fact, the Marine Corps has identified "mental toughness," a construct including psycho-logical resilience, among its critical competencies. In response to the psychological sequelae of exposure to stressful and potentially traumatic environments, the Services have recently imple-mented programs designed to promote stress tolerance. However, empirical evidence to support the efficacy of these training efforts is sorely lacking. As a result, these programs are often dis-joint, cross-sectional, and delivered haphazardly. As a preliminary step toward addressing these issues, this outlines the efforts currently in use by the armed services, as well as those recom-mended by related communities. We present the potential shortcomings of these contemporary efforts, identify best-of-breed approaches and outcomes, and recommend next steps to improve resilience training efforts. Copyright 2011 by Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Inc. All rights reserved.
Publication Date
11-28-2011
Publication Title
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Number of Pages
2153-2157
Document Type
Article; Proceedings Paper
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1177/1071181311551449
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
81855173524 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/81855173524
STARS Citation
Taylor, Andrea H.; Schatz, Sae; Marino-Carper, Teri L.; Carrizales, Michael L.; and Vogel-Walcutt, Jennifer, "A Review Of Military Predeployment Stress Tolerance Training" (2011). Scopus Export 2010-2014. 2012.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2010/2012